DAVIS, Calif. — After a season off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UC Davis' own El Macero Classic returns to the course for the seventh annual event in 2021, beginning on Saturday (April 10) and running through Monday (April 12). The tournament features 18 holes per day beginning at 8 a.m. with tee times off holes 1 and 10.
Concurrently, the Aggies will also be hosting an event for individuals only at nearby Wildhorse Golf Club in Davis, Calif., located just four miles away from the event at El Macero CC.
ON THE TEE…
WHO: UC Davis hosts the 2021 El Macero Classic
WHEN: April 10-12, 2021
WHERE: El Macero Country Club in El Macero, Calif.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS (15): Cal Poly, Fresno State, Cal State Fullerton, Idaho, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, Nevada, Pacific, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, San Francisco, Santa Clara, UC Davis, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and Washington State
TOURNAMENT WEBSITE: Tournament Central
LIVE SCORING: El Macero Classic |
Wildhorse Individual Tournament
THE COURSES...
The course at the El Macero Country Club will play at par 72 and 7,110 yards. The concurrently run Wildhorse Individual Tournament will play at par 72 and 6,828 yards.
IN THE TOP 100 RANKINGS…
Of the 15-team field, eight are ranked in the most recent GolfStat top 100: No. 29 USF, No. 54 Nevada, No. 74 St. Mary's, No. 75 Loyola Marymount, No. 87 Washington State, No. 91 Long Beach State, No. 94 Santa Clara, and No. 97 UC Davis.
EL MACERO CLASSIC HISTORY…
Four different schools have won the team title at the El Macero Classic, which began play in 2014… Host UC Davis won the first two events in 2014 and 2015, while Texas Tech (2016, 2019) is also a two-time winner… SeattleU (2017) and Nevada (2018) have also won team titles… The Aggies have had three individual medalists in this tournament:
Matt Hansen (2014), Luke Vivolo (2015), and Ben Corfee (2017)… The Red Raiders' Sandy Scott is the defending champion after firing a 3-under 213 to win in 2019.
TOURNAMENT RECORDS…
Team Single Round: 274, Texas Tech (2nd Round), 2019
Team Tournament: 856 (-8), UC Davis, 2014
Individual Single Round: 65, Mark Anguiano, Cal State Fullerton, 2014 (1st Round)
Individual Tournament: 206 (-10), Luke Vivolo, UC Davis, 2015
AGGIE STORYLINES…
• A busy week continues for UC Davis, which is coming off a tie for sixth place at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Arizona on Tuesday (April 6).
• The Aggies opened the Cowboy Classic with an opening-round 283 — a season low and the lowest team round since shooting 282 in the second round of the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills on Oct. 7, 2019.
• True freshman
Alejandro Nava shot a collegiate-best 70 in the opening round of the Cowboy Classic, besting his previous low of 72 set during the second round of The Goodwin on March 26.
• Nava's 217 was also a collegiate low, as was his tie for 39th in the standings.
• Returning freshman
Lucas Carper also came home with a collegiate best in the final round in Arizona, finishing the tournament with a 5-under 67 — one shot better than his previous low set in the final round of this year's The Prestige — and a season-low 54-hole total of 217.
• Returning junior
Thomas Hutchison finished in a season-best tie for 28th at the Cowboy Classic, posting a season-low 54-hole score of 215, which is also the lowest by an Aggie this year.
• Hutchison leads the team with six rounds at par or better.
• Returning sophomore
Daniel Kim logged his fifth career round in the 60s with his second round 69 at the Cowboy Classic.
• Returning freshman
Jacob Westberg continues to lead the team with a 73.08 scoring average, mere points ahead of Hutchison's 73.33 average through four events.
ABOUT UC DAVIS
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Ranked annually in the nation's top 10 in diversity and students' social mobility, UC Davis and its innovative Aggie EVO System helps student-athletes develop passions, connect with a comprehensive network of alums and industry leaders, gain real-world experience and thrive as a young professional following a successful launch to full-time employment or graduate school.
